56 Walden Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5DL
About 56 Walden Road
56 Walden Road is a semi-detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5DL). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 52.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £626,500 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
56 Walden Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extensions
- Reference
- 02/04077/FULL1
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£667,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£626,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 March 2021Most recent
£626,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5DL: £750,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BR7 5DL
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Walden Road homes
On years held, 56 Walden Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,221
Street avg £5,221
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Walden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Elmstead Wood Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB